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Summary: A good business book
Review: Although I am a little biased, as my father is the main author of this book, this is one of the better business books I have read. At school I gave a copy of it to each of my economics professors, and each one of them decided to use an excerpt in their lectures. This book provides a clear and simple solution to many problems the business world faces today. This book wasn't written as a money maker; anybody who works for Booz Allen needn't worry about money, and this book was a way to offer a much cheaper way of hiring a consultant. And in conclusion, this is a succint way of improving a business, and could end up saving millions on consulting.
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Summary: Extremely good, but a little repetitive
Review: I enjoy reading "The Centerless Corporation" more than almost any other business book. It provided me with a lot of good applicable ideas based on a visionary perception of the corporate organizations for the next century.
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Summary: A few interesting ideas, but caveat emptor
Review: I worked as an internal consultant in a large US federal agency where Booz Allen & Hamilton used this book as the "Bible" for their restructuring effort. While some of the ideas have merit, the book is overly prescriptive without enough regard for the nature of the underlying organization and its environment. Woe to the government executive who thinks he or she can manage a "centerless" agency, with its scary implications for accountability to Congress, the head of the agency, and citizens. Perhaps this review is more a reflection on how the book was used by BAH, but the lack of caution I saw in its application leads me to advise readers to be careful about applying its guidance. I would hazard a guess that similar dangers confront private sector consumers of this book's prescriptions.
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Summary: A few interesting ideas, but caveat emptor
Review: I worked as an internal consultant in a large US federal agency where Booz Allen & Hamilton used this book as the "Bible" for their restructuring effort. While some of the ideas have merit, the book is overly prescriptive without enough regard for the nature of the underlying organization and its environment. Woe to the government executive who thinks he or she can manage a "centerless" agency, with its scary implications for accountability to Congress, the head of the agency, and citizens. Perhaps this review is more a reflection on how the book was used by BAH, but the lack of caution I saw in its application leads me to advise readers to be careful about applying its guidance. I would hazard a guess that similar dangers confront private sector consumers of this book's prescriptions.
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Summary: A few interesting ideas, but caveat emptor
Review: I worked as an internal consultant in a large US federal agency where Booz Allen & Hamilton used this book as the "Bible" for their restructuring effort. While some of the ideas have merit, the book is overly prescriptive without enough regard for the nature of the underlying organization and its environment. Woe to the government executive who thinks he or she can manage a "centerless" agency, with its scary implications for accountability to Congress, the head of the agency, and citizens. Perhaps this review is more a reflection on how the book was used by BAH, but the lack of caution I saw in its application leads me to advise readers to be careful about applying its guidance. I would hazard a guess that similar dangers confront private sector consumers of this book's prescriptions.
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Summary: Outstanding ideas that are new and exciting.
Review: Nice change of pace for a business book. I am so used to reading the same ideas churned over and over just coated a little differently each time.I highly recommend this book which has made it up to the Board of Directors of our parent company.
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Summary: Innovative and Informative
Review: This book provided real world solutions to the issues facing the large 21st century corporation. It is clear that the authors have an enormous amount of experience and they share the lessons they have learned in an easy-to-understand manner. I have recommended the book to the chairwoman of my corporation.
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Summary: Innovative, clear and provocative
Review: This book provides with very valuable insights for business managers. Based on current examples from the best corporations, the authors build a visionary organizational model for the years to come.
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Summary: Nothing but Fluff
Review: This book was written solely as a money-maker, rather than a real information and strategy provider. As a consultant, I bought this book to provide background on corporate organizational issues. Much to my dismay, the book offered me nothing--and I mean NOTHING! The book is simply a recap of what any consultant should already know about corporate strategies, business models and organizational development. I believe that these writers began to think that they were in the wrong business, and therefore, tried to earn a little extra money by putting down what they already knew rather than researching, analyzing and providing something that is truly innovative and transforming. A good read if you want to know the basics and are new to business, otherwise, a waste of time!
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